CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Twelve firefighters were treated for chemical burns Wednesday after responding to a hazmat situation at a Cambridge apartment building near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Crews were called to the building at 355 Massachusetts Avenue on a … [Read more...]
A natural gas leak caused by prohibited drilling led to an explosion while crews were in the blast area evacuating civilians and contributed to the 2018 death of a Wisconsin firefighter, according to a federal line-of-duty death report. The findings are part of a National … [Read more...]
Below is a link to a number of no cost-no excuses weekly fire department basic company drills. As always, make sure that these - or any related suggested drill or training - are authorized and fall within the policies and operating guidelines of your own department, as well as … [Read more...]
Volunteer firefighters — who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service — have higher levels of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in their bodies than the general public, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was published in … [Read more...]
AFFTON, Mo. — The fire burning at a chemical plant in Affton was extinguished Thursday evening after multiple explosions at the plant. Lt. Matt Coppin with the Metro West Fire Protection District said there were multiple explosions at the Manor Chemical Plant at around … [Read more...]
TESLA & RELATED ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE CRASHES, EMERGENCIES & FIRES: Did you see the latest TESLA incident? This one featured NO driver in the car-and both occupants were killed (VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-auYtGZlew ) ***TRAINING: FIREFIGHTING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE … [Read more...]
Tesla is committed to helping fire departments and first responders safely handle emergency situations involving Tesla vehicles and has provided numerous Emergency Response Guides for their specific models, as well as additional information on electric vehicle safety training, … [Read more...]
Two Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty, one was injured and one civilian is unaccounted for, after an electricity storage facility caught fire in southern Beijing (China) yesterday. A total of 235 firefighters and 47 fire companies worked the fire at the storage … [Read more...]
This was an unusual fire related event that we want to share with you - as 4 building maintenance workers were killed yesterday in a basement parking garage in Tokyo, Japan. Their deaths were caused when a fire suppression system was unintentionally activated, trapping them in an … [Read more...]
Three government and religious leaders tell News 12 that the fire alarm system at the site of a fatal fire in Spring Valley was taken down for several hours the night before the fire broke out. Sources say that the possible reason for the alarm being taken offline was likely … [Read more...]